'Canes headed to Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational

Miami's basketball team will be spending a few days in New York this season.

The school announced Wednesday it has accepted an invitation for the Hurricanes to play in this year's Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Classic at the Barclays Center.

Miami is one of four teams participating in the invitational along with Providence, Fordham and Manhattan College.

The Hurricanes and Friars are scheduled to meet in the first gameon Dec. 22.

Providence finished the season with a 23-12 record and earned an NCAA Tournament berth. The team's postseason run ended with a 79-77 loss to North Carolina in the second round of the tournament. Miami, meanwhile, was 17-16 this season and saw its season end after a 67-58 loss to N.C. State in the ACC Tournament.

The Hurricanes feature three returning players from last year's squad: guards Manu Lecomte and Davon Reed, along with forward Tonye Jekiri. They'll be helped by the addition of transfers Angel Rodriguez and Sheldon McClellan who sat out last season per NCAA rules, along with redshirt freshman Deandre Burnett, who missed last season with a wrist injury.